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VG. J. NETH AUTOGRAPHIC REGI SIER Filed Aug. 15, 1926 5 Sheets-finest 1 I L A Q L INVENTOR.

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G. J. NETH AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Aug. 15, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

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G. J. NETH AUTOGRAPHIC REGI S TER 5 Sheets Filed Aug. 13, 1926 GEORGE J. NETH, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE EGRY REGISTER COMPANY,

F DAYTON, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO.

A'UTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Application filed August 13, 1926. Serial No. 1%,041.

is characterized by an engagement with the paper through the holes, a slight movement forward of the paperlby the engaging means and aligning means and a shaking or Vibrating of the aligning means to bring the sheets into alignment while in loose condition, and

the ejection of the sheets when the aligning means is inoperative by frictional engaging means.

Itis the object of my invention to provide further novel features of adjustment for different lengths of bills, mechanism for pre-" venting an overrun of the friction ejecting rolls, and mechanism to prevent the reverse movement of the feeding mechanism.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the. register;

Figure 2 is-a side elevation of the register on the handle side;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of F igure 6 showing the gear train;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4+4 of Figure 6 showing the mechanism for controlling the overrun of the friction rolls;

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5+5 of Figure 6 showing the adjusting mechanism for adjusting the position of the overrun cam Figure 6 is a top plan view of the register with the cover broken away to show the operating mechanism;

Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 1;

Figure 8 is a section on the line 88 of Figure 6 disclosing the'interior arrangement of theclutch mechanism which controls the operation of the ejecting friction rolls;

Figure 9 is a section on the line 99 of Figure 8 Figure 10 is a section on the line 101O of Figure 9; Y

Figure '11 is a perspective of the clutch roll support;

Figure 12 is a perspective of the clutch arm;

Figure 13 is a section on the'line 13-13 of Figure 6 showing the alignment mechanism and ejecting mechanism in the position in which the sheets are engaging the friction rolls and the writing operation can take place;

Figure 14 is a similar view showing the similar mechanism after the carriage for the pins has been pushed backwardly and then moved to its rearmost position by the springs and cams;

Figure 15 is a similar view showing the aligning mechanism in its uppermost position with the rolls spread apart having been elevated by the cam;

Figure 16 is a similar View of similar parts as the parts are being vibratedfor jarring the sheets into alignment;

Figure 17 is an enlarged view with the shaft in section of the spring control for the aligning mechanism showing the spring and cam pressing down on the carriage, as in Figure '13; i

Figure 18 is a similar View showing the spring and cam pushing back on the carriage having forced it to its rearmost position as in Figure 14;

Figure 19 is a section on the line 19-19 of Figure 5 illustrating the roller clutch to prevent the rearward movement of the mechanism; i

Figure 20 is a section on the line 20 20" of Figure 6 showing the roller spreading cam and roller spreading arm in position at the starting of the handle stroke;

Figure 21 shows similar parts in the position at the beginning of the spreading operation;

Figure 22 shows similar parts just as the aligning mechanism is being moved back wardly; a

Figure 23 shows similar parts when the spreading has taken place by the movement of the spreading arm through the cam;

Figure 24 is a section on the line 2424 of Figure 6 showing the adjusting rollers from the roller spreading adjusting means.

5 Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 is the base of a register having side walls 2 and 3 with end walls 4 and 5. The usual hinge cover 6 is provided having a writing opening 7 and an upper-rejecting roller cage 8. The slide 9 is provided on the forward part of the top of the machine adapted to hold the forward end of the cover 6 in position through the lugs 10.

by the usual movable stop 17 carried on the outside of the machine.

This main shaft 16 carries on it a main operating gear 17, which, in turn,-meshes with This provides for a pinion 18 mounted on a stud shaft or stud 19. On this stud is also mounted a gear 20 which drives the lower roller gear 21 carried on the roller shaft 22. This gear meshes with the gear 23 of the upper roller shaft 24.

the driving of the two ejecting rollers. The gear 17 is loosely mounte on the shaft 16 and is maintained in position by the wall of the register on one side and a collar 17 b mounted on the shaft other side.

The rollers themselves are arranged as follows. The upperroller consists of solid end members 25 having spaced depressed portions of gradually narrowing diameter, designated 26, to permit the aligning pins to pass therethrough. Between these depressed portions of restricted diameter there is a cylindrical knurled portion 27 for engaging with the paper sheets.

' The lower roller is provided centrally adjacent the upper knurled portion with a plurality' of spaced knurled disks 28. The purpose in relying upon disks instead of a solid roller is to reduce the weight of the moving roller and therefore the tendency of the roller to overrun its position when brought sudden- 1y to a stop. On either side of the knurled disks on the lower shaft 22 will be found a pair of spaced disks 29 between which the in supporting plates 30 reciprocate carrying the aligning pins 31. A transverse bar these pin supporting plates. This thereof a depending and downwardly extending U-shaped member having an up er horizontal portion 34, a downwardly proecting portion and a forwardly extendin horizontal portion 36. The rear ends of the plates 30 are bent into U-shaped hooks 37 so that they can reciprocate upon the shaft Each one of these U-shaped ends is provided with a downwardly projectingfinger 39 adapted to engage with the free end of the coil spring 40, such free end being designated 41. y The other free end of the spring rests against a projection 42 on the I shaft 38.

Returning to this main operating shaft 16 it will be observed that it has mounted thereon a cam 43 by means of sleeve 43, which is adjustably mounted on shaft 16 by means of the screw 43. This cam has a supplementary projecting tooth 44 and a laterally projecting 16 on the I those two parts together,

provi e a disk 62 turning margin of this .rollers are spread apart to release the sheets so that they can be aligned.

This mechanism is arranged as follows. On the shaft 16 is a collar 46 having numerals 47 thereon to designate the lengths of tickets. This collar is fixed to the shaft 16 by the set d screw 48. It carries a pm which passes there through and through the sleeve 46 into sleeve 53, the head of thepin being seen in Figure 6 and designated 49.

On this sleeve 46 corresponding to the numerals are a series of lines 50 and 51 respectively designating the inches and half inches of length of the tickets. The sleeve carries the roller spreading cam 52. The pin 49 is adapted to be inserted into any one of a series of holes corresponding to any one of the lipes. such holes being found in the sleeve 46' and the sleeve 53 which carries the overrun cam 54. This sleeve is adjustably fixed on the shaft 16 by the set screw 53*. This overrun cam 54 is adapted to engage with the projection 55 on the overrun pawl 56 which has a tooth 57 for engaging with a ratchet 58 on the lower roller shaft. This pawl 56 is pivoted at 59 on the side wall of the register and is normally pulled downwardly by the spring 60. I

By adjusting the position of the graduated collar 46 by the set screw 48 on the shaft 16 and by. adjusting the position of the desired graduation opposite to the line 61 on the sleeve 53 and the insertion of the pin to bring the register will be synchronized for the desired length of bill when the clutch hereinafter to be described sfiikewise adjusted to a similar length of To revent the reversal of the shaft 16, I therewith and mounted thereon. 'A roller 63 engages the disk. The-roller is guided and is spring pressed downwardly tangentially into engagement with the periphery of the disk by the spring 65. So long as the disk 62 travels in the desired direction, the roller 63 will turn freely but if the register is reversedand is turned backwardly the roller 63 will jam between its guideway and the periphery of the disk 62 preventing such backward movement.

Turning to the clutch mechanism which disengages the ejecting rollers from the driving shaft, it will be observed that the shaft in a guideway 64 clutch roller 74.

16 carries the master gear 17. This gear carries on one face thereof a clutch band or ring 66. The shaft itself has mounted thereon and turning therewith a clutch arm 67 On one side thereof is a groove 68 and on the end thereofis a cam surface 69 with a pair of spaced arms 70 disposed at substantially right angles to the arm 67. On the hub of this arm 67 are another pair of spaced arms 71 for supporting the locking member 79.

On the arm 70 is pivoted a clutch roller support consisting of a pair of joint arcuate members/7 2 spaced from one another pivoted at 73 on the arm 70. One of these arms has a slot 7 2 for supporting the shaft 73 of the The other of the arms is provided with an extending flange 7 5 there being a slot 76. in this arm for supporting the other end of the-roller 74. This flange 75 overlapsthe side of the clutch ring 66 and is adapted to be engaged by the stationary pin 77 carried on the side wall of the register which depresses the end of the clutch roller support carrying the roller against the resistance .of the spring 78 thereby permitting the disengagement of the roller between the inside of the clutch ring 66 and the cam face 69 which has caused the gear 66 to travel with the shaft 16. The gear 17 will now come to rest and the arm 72 will be held in depressed position by the locking member 79 which is impelled into engaging position by the spring 79. The end of the latch 68 gets beneath the end 80 of the clutch roller support 7 2, holding it in depressed position. This continues until it is desired to re-engage the clutch roller and arm and the clutch ring. This re-engagement is effected by the locking member 79 coming in contact with the unlocking pin 81 which is carried on the side wall of theregister which detains this 1ock-' ing member 79 sufficiently to unlock it from the end of the arm 80 after which the look ing arm will slip by the pin 81.

The groove 68 in the clutch 67 is provided so that the arm 67 can pass over this pin 81.

A scale 90 is provided on the outside of the machine for supportin the pin 77 which determines the period 0 clutching. The sev eral holes in which the are marked to correspond to the length of the sheets which are to be ejected. In this particular case, the sheets may be handled in this machine in lengths ranging from three to eleven inches, such as three, three and one-half, four, etc.

With this understanding of the mechanism carried by the shaft 16 it will be understood that the cam 52 actuates the. arm 82 which may be seen in Figure 7, pivoted on the side wall of the register at 83. The lower end of this arm engages with a'flange St on a sleeve 85 carried on the shaft 87. This sleeve is fastened to the shaft. On the shaft isa cutaway portion 88 upon which rests the upper pin may be mounted 1 acter at either end of the shaft 87. When the shaft is rotated and the higher portion of the shaft isbrought under the lifter, the lifter is elevated and the upper roller is spread from the lower roller. The rotation of the shaft is effected by the engagement of the lower end of the lever 82 with the flange 84 on the sleeve 85.

Method of operation.

Starting with the handle at rest, the sheets are ejected by the movement of the rollers as the shaft 16 is in clutched engagement with the master gear loosely mounted thereon. This continues until the stationary pin 77 brings about the de-clutching of the gear so that the shaft 16 will continue to travel without. the gear moving and without'the rollers moving. At a similar instant, the rolls will be spread by the cam 52, arm 82 and spreader 89, while the low r roller will be prevented from continuing to turn by the mechanism shown in Figures 4: and

While this ejection has been taking place the aligning pins on their frame have been drawn backwardly as the paper can easily pass over the tion of the pins. 4 y

This rearward movement is accomplished due to the engagement of the nose 44 of the cam 43 with the vertical portion of the frame.

The spring 41 has no effect in the first part of this operation because it tends to press down on the frame through the finger 39, but, when the frame has been pushed back sufliciently far, the spring can then come into operation as in Figure 18, pushing the frame suddenly backwards. The frame is then in its rearmost position as well as in its most depressed position.

The cam 43 then continues to turn anticlockwise until the cam 15 engages with the horizontal portion 34 of the frame elevating the frame forcing the pins into the holes of the paper which have now come over the pins in approximate relationship thereto. The continued movement of the cam brings the nose 44 into engagement with the rack 33 which serves to intermittently move for- .wardly the frame while the spring moves the frame backwardly, thus imparting a re ciprocatory motion to the frame and pins to jog the sheets into alignment.

pin points'in the lower posi-.-

rollerlifter 89. There is alifter of this charf This continues to the extent of the several teeth on the rack until the nose 44 engages with the lowermost tooth of the rack, at which time it pulls the frame downwardly withdrawing the pins from engagement wit-lithe paper, at which time the rollers are engaging the paper for another ejecting after the writing has taken place. After the pin 7 7 and the sleeves 43', 46 and and 53 have been adjusted to accommodate" operation the sheets of the length adjusting mechanism is gage and the sheets. After the handle has beeirmoved a certain distance the clutch mechanism is operated to release the gear 17 by means of the pin 77. At the same time the cams 52 and 54. operate to spread the rollers apart and to loclr them against further rotation. These actions are substantially simultaneous,

but do not eiiectthe continued rotation of disengage and connect said driving means the shaft 16, which carries the pawlot the sleeve 43' ,to which the cam 15 and other associated parts are attached.

By the continued rotation of the shaft 16 and the operation of the cam 43 the sheetcaused to operate, and the pins which are used to engage the holes in the sheets of paper are-forced into said holes so that the sheets are'aligned. The con inued operation of the shaft 16 brings the cam43 to a position where the pins that engage the holes in the. sheets are lowered and the bars that separate the rollers are removed so that the rollers again come in contact with the sheets of paper and the device is again ready to operate in a normal sheetcjecting performance.

It will be understood'that I desire to comprehend within myinvention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1'. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, meansto .trictionally eneject the sheets, rotatable means to drive said engaging means, means including ball engaged disc to prevent rotation of said rotatable means in one direction,-means to disengage and connect said driving means an ejecting means, and means to prevent the con tinued rotation of a portion of the ejecting means when disconnected from the driving means. a

2. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, means to trictionally ennect said driving .-.-.;m eans including a gage and eject the sheets, means to drive said engaging means, means to disengage and connect said driving means and ejecting means, means including a pivoted member and a vertically movable member to spread said ejecting means when disengaged from the driving means, and aligning means adapted to align said sheets when the ejecting means have ceased operating and have been spread apart. 3. In an antographic register having a plurality of sheets, means to frictionally engage and eject the sheets, means to drive said engaging means, means to dis-engage and conmeans and, ejecting means, rocking member and a I ,Eflongitpdinally movable member to spread "sa d e {acting means whenrdisengaged from theidrivingmeans, aligning means. adapted to desired, the handle 15 driving means,

declutched, said spreading means to spread the rollers and return align said sheets when the ejecting means have ceased operating and have been spread apart, and means to pull said sheets into final aligning position.

at. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, means to frictionally engage and eject the sheets, rotatable means to drive said engaging means, means includin a ball engaged disc to prevent rotation of said rotatable means in one direction, means to and ejecting means, and means operated by said driving means to spread said ejecting means, aligning means adapted to align said sheets, whenthe ejecting means has cease operating and has become spread apart, means to pull saidheets into final aligning position, and means to reciprocate said sheets to shape them into aligning position prior to final alignment by the aligning means.

5. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, a pair of ejecting rollers, rotatable means to drive said rollerspmeans including a ball engaged disc to prevent rotation of saidrollers in one direction, a clutch between said rollers and said driving means, means to spread said rollers when they are declutched, said spreading means being so t 1e arate from the rollers and actuated by common driving means.

6. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, apair of ejecting rollers, rotatable means to drive said rollers, means including a. ball engageddisc to prevent rotation ofsaid rollers in on direction, a clutch between said rollers and said driving means,

means to spread said rollers when'they are declutched, said spreading means separate from the rollers and actuated by the common and means to adjust the position of clutching and declutching of the driving means. 7 V

7 In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, a pair of ejecting rollers, means for driving said rollers,'a clutch between said rollers and'said driving'means, means to spread said rollers when they are being ac tuated by the common driving means, means to adjust the position of clutching and de clutching ofthe driving means, and means to adjust the period of spreading ofthe rollers in synchronism with the declutching and clutching of the driving means to theroller. 8. In an autographic register having a plura'lity of sheets, driving means, ejecting rollers, a clutch adapted to connect the driving meansand rollers and disconnect them at predetermined intervals, roller spreading means actuated by the drivingmeans adapted them to engaging position at predetermined intervals. and paper aligning means adapted to align and spread apart,

said sheets I and spread 9. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving means, ejecting rollers, a clutch adapted to connect the driving means and rollers and disconnect them at predetermined intervals, roller spreading means actuated by the driving means adapted to spread the rollers and return them to engaging position at predetermined intervals, and paper aligning sheets when said rollers are inoperative and spread apart, and means connected with the driving means for moving the aligning means backwardly in inoperative condition and forwardly in operative condition to move the sheets forwardly by the aligning means at a predetermined amount.

10. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving means, ejecting rollers, a clutch adapted to connect the driving means and rollers and disconnect them at predetermined intervals, roller spreading means actuated by the drivingmeans adapted to spread the rollers and return them to engaging position at predetermined intervals, and paper aligning means adapted to align when said rollers are stationary apart, and means connected with the driving means for moving the aligning means backwardly 'in inoperative condition and forwardly in operative condition to move the sheets'forwardly by the aligning means at a predetermined amount, and means to reciproc ate the aligning means and sheets during the forward movement of the aligning means and sheets together to jog the sheets into alignment and means to Withdraw the aligning means from the sheets upon reengagement, of the sheets by the rollers,

11. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving means, a clutch thereon, ejecting rollers driven by said driving means through said clutch, and means to adjust the action of the clutch in operating the rollers according to the length of the sheets desired to be ejected.

12. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving means, a clutch thereon, ejecting rollers driven by said driving means through said clutch, and means to adjust the action of the clutch in operating the rollers according to the length of the sheets desired to be ejected, and means to spread the rollers actuated by said driving means, and means to adjust the timing of spreading the rollers according to. the length of the sheets to be ejected so that the stopping of therolle'rs and the'spreading of them will lie-synchronized.

13. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving means, a clutch thereon, ejecting rollers driven by said drivadjust the action sheets desired to in meanslthrough said clutch, and means to of the clutch in operating the rollers according to the length of the be ejected, and means to means adapted to align said clutch thereon, means adapted to be placed in diflerent posispread the rollers actuated by said driving means, and means to adjust the timing of spreading the rollers according to the length of the sheetstobe ejected so that the stopping of the rollers and the spreading of them Will be synchronized, and means for preventing an bverrun of the lower roller when it has been disconnected from its driving means by the clutch.

14. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving means, a clutch thereonfejecting rollers driven by said driving means through said clutch, and means to adjust the action of theclutch in operating the rollers according to the length of the sheets desired to be ejected, and means to spread the rollers actuated by said driving means, and means to adjust the timing of spreading the rollers according to the length of the sheets to be ejected so that the stopping of the rollers and the spreading of them will be synchronized, and means for preventing an overrun of the lower roller when it has been disconnected from its driving means by the clutch, and means for adjusting the ,overrun mechanism to be synchronized with the adjustments of the driving and spreading mechanism.

15. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving. mechanism, a clutch thereon, a scale, a clutch controlling means adapted to be placed in different positions on said scale to control the operation of the clutch and ejecting mechanism driven by said driven means through said clutch.

16. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving mechanism, a a scale, a clutch controlling tions on said scale to control the operation of the clutch and ejecting mechanism driven by said driven means through said clutch,

spreading means, adjusting means for determining the operation of the spreading" means, said spreading means being operated by the driving means and a scale for determine ing-the settin of the spreading means, said scale and said clutch scale carrying indications indicating the length of the sheet to Which the mechanism is to be adjusted for ejection.

17. In an 'autographic register having a plurality of sheets, frictional engaging means for ejecting the driving the engaging means, aligning-means consisting of a frame, aligning pins thereon adaptedto be moved backwardly in inopera upwardly and forwardly into tive condition, operative condition, a cam for movin the frame backwardly driven by the driving means, a cam for lifting the frame and ali ing means driven b the driving means, a rack and tooth mec ianism actuated by the driving means for "reciprocating the aligning means and frame to jog the sheets into alignsheets, driving means for ment, means for rendering said engaging means temporarily inoperative during alignment of the sheets and means for spreading said adjusting means during the alignment of the sheets.

18. In an autographic register. having a plurality of sheets, frictional engaging means for ejecting the sheets, driving means for driving the engaging'means, aligning means consisting of aframe, aligning pins thereon adapted to be moved backwardly in inoperative condition, upwardly and forwardly into operative condition, a cam for moving the frame backwardly driven by the drlving means, a cam for lifting the frame and aligning' means driven b the'driving means, a rack and tooth mec anism actuated by the driving means for reciprocating the aligning means and frame to jog the sheets into alignment, and a yielding means connected to said frame for suddenly withdrawing it rearwardly and for resisting its forward movement,

means for rendering said engaging means temporarily inoperative during alignment 0 the sheets and means for spreading said adjusting means during the alignment of the sheets.

19. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving means, ejecting means, a clutch therebetween, means to spread the ejecting means, means to prevent the overrun of the ejecting means, aligning pins, a frame therefor, a cam to w'thdraw said frame and pins in lower inoperative position rearwardly and to move said pins and frame forwardly in upper operative position, a cam for elevating said frame and ins, a rack, an agitating finger associated wit said first mentioned cam and cooperating with said rack for jogging said sheets into alignment, said driving means being adapted to control the actuation of the ejecting means, spreading means, overrun means 20. In an autogra hic register having a plurality of sheets, riving means, ejecting and aligning means.

means, a clutch, a reciprocating in carrying frame having ins thereon, the orward end of said frame lazing supported on the lower roller and the rear end on a transverse memher, a transverse member, yielding means adapted to withdraw said frame mounted .on said transverse member, a cam actuated by the driving means adapted to engage with the frame to move it backwardly and forwardly, a second cam associated therewith adapted to elevate said frame in its forward movement, a rack carried by the frame, means associated with the driving means for engaging with said rack to reciprocate the frame, and means to positively lower the frame and Withdraw the pins after the sheets have been aligned thereby.

21. In an autographic register having 'a plurality of sheets, frictional ejecting means, driving means, clutch means to intermittently connect the driving means to the ejecting means, spreading \means for said ejecting means, pin aligning means and means actuated-by the driving means for moving the pin aligning means backwardly in inoperative position upwardly and forwardly in operative position, means aligning means in operative position and means to positively withdraw the aligning means after the alignment has been completed. i

22. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets, driving mechanism, ejecting rollers, means for spreading said rollers, means for adjusting the time of spreading said rollers consisting of a scale member carrying a spreading cam, and means for adjustably' connecting said scale member and cam to the driving means according to a redetermined point thereon to adjust syncfironously the spreading of the ejecting means with the length of the sheets being ejected.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

GEORGE J. NE'IH.

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